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Hot and Sour Soup - 1998
Recipe courtesy of Jeff and Mary Nohl
INGREDIENTS
PREPARATION
Soak mushrooms in warm water until soft, about 30 minutes; drain. Rinse in warm water; drain. Remove and discard stems; cut caps into thin slices. Boil chicken breast in water for 45 minutes. Cut into chunks. Cut bean curd into pieces, 1 1/2 x 1 1/4 inch.
Heat chicken broth, vinegar, 1 tablespoon soy sauce and 1 teaspoon salt to boiling in 3-quart saucepan. Stir in bamboo shoots, mushrooms, chicken and bean curd. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer 5 minutes.
Mix 2 tablespoons cornstarch, 2 tablespoons cold water and white pepper; stir into soup. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly. Pour egg slowly into soup, stirring constantly with fork until egg forms shreds. Stir in green onions, pepper sauce and sesame oil. If desired, top each bowl with chopped green onions and shaved raw carrots. Add extra pepper sauce to taste. Can also add extra pepper sauce to each bowl.
- 6 medium dried black mushrooms
- 1 chicken breast
- 6 ounces bean curd
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 3 tablespoons white vinegar
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ cup bamboo shoots -- shredded
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- ¼ teaspoon white pepper
- 2 tablespoons cold water
- 2 eggs -- slightly beaten
- 2 tablespoons green onions with tops -- chopped
- 2 teaspoons red pepper sauce
- ½ teaspoon sesame oil
PREPARATION
Soak mushrooms in warm water until soft, about 30 minutes; drain. Rinse in warm water; drain. Remove and discard stems; cut caps into thin slices. Boil chicken breast in water for 45 minutes. Cut into chunks. Cut bean curd into pieces, 1 1/2 x 1 1/4 inch.
Heat chicken broth, vinegar, 1 tablespoon soy sauce and 1 teaspoon salt to boiling in 3-quart saucepan. Stir in bamboo shoots, mushrooms, chicken and bean curd. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer 5 minutes.
Mix 2 tablespoons cornstarch, 2 tablespoons cold water and white pepper; stir into soup. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly. Pour egg slowly into soup, stirring constantly with fork until egg forms shreds. Stir in green onions, pepper sauce and sesame oil. If desired, top each bowl with chopped green onions and shaved raw carrots. Add extra pepper sauce to taste. Can also add extra pepper sauce to each bowl.